2008 Iowa Senate election

none September 2023 Iowa State Senate elections, 2008 Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg legislative no 2006 Iowa Senate election 2006 2010 Iowa Senate election 2010 25 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate 26 November 4, 2008 150x150px John P. (Jack) Kibbie - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg Jack Kibbie Democratic 4th 30 30 2 32 Ron Wieck - Official Portrait - 83rd GA.jpg Ron Wieck Republican 27th 20 20 2 18 2008 Iowa senate election.svg 350px Results of the elections:#0671B0 Democratic gain #CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election President of the Senate Jack Kibbie Democratic Jack Kibbie Democratic The 2008 Iowa Senate election were held on November 4, 2008. The Senate seats for the twenty-five even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each Senators serving a four-year term. Prior to the election, the Democrats were in the majority - marking the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office.State of Iowa - Senate Journal - Monday, January 8, 2007 http://www.legis.state.ia.us/pubs/startDownload.asp?File=E%3A%5Cwwwroot%5CLegislature%5CPubs%5Csjweb%5CPDF2%5C01%2D08%2D2007%2Epdf&Name=01%2D08%2D2007%2Epdf&Size=289985 2007-01-07 2007-07-05 State of Iowa 1August 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes They expanded this majority by two seats in the 2008 elections. 2 Predictions SourceRankingAs of StatelineJacobson Louis October 15, 2008 Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 November 6, 2008 August 1, 2024 Stateline | Likely D October 15, 2008 Overview Iowa Senate: pre-election Seats  Democratic-held 30  Republican-held 20  Total 50 2006 Elections  Democratic held and uncontested 19  Contested 20  Republican held and uncontested 11  Total 50 Iowa Senate: post-election Seats  Democratic-held 32  Republican-held 18  Total 50 Candidate Listing by Office http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/Gencandlist2008.pdf 2008-09-08 2008-10-14 Iowa Secretary of State https://web.archive.org/web/20081022210457/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/Gencandlist2008.pdf 2008-10-22 deadOfficial Results Report - Statewide http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf 2006-11-21 2007-07-04 Iowa Secretary of State dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070715101939/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf 2007-07-15 from the Iowa Secretary of State. General election District 2 Republican Party (United States) Dave MulderIncumbent listing from Members of the Iowa Senate: Eighty-Second General Assembly http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/legislators.do?ch=s&1=d&ga=82 2008-10-15 Iowa General Assembly https://web.archive.org/web/20120214155557/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/legislators.do?ch=s&1=d&ga=82 2012-02-14 dead 1 Republican Party (United States) Randy Feenstra 24,595 4 Democratic Party (United States) John P. Kibbie Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) John P. Kibbie 18,059 Grassroots For Life Ken Vaske 7,258 6 Republican Party (United States) E. Thurman Gaskill 3 Republican Party (United States) Merlin Bartz 14,299 Democratic Party (United States) Doug Thompson 12,496 Independent (politician) Kenneth J. Abrams 2,241 8 Republican Party (United States) Mark Zieman Lost re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Mary Jo Wilhelm 14,862 Republican Party (United States) Mark Zieman 13,836 10 Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Danielson Won Re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Jeff Danielson 16,103 Republican Party (United States) Walt Rogers 16,081 12 Democratic Party (United States) Brian Schoenjahn Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Brian Schoenjahn 17,402 Republican Party (United States) Rebecca Wearmouth 9,641 14 Democratic Party (United States) Michael Connolly 2 Democratic Party (United States) Pam Jochum 19,443 Republican Party (United States) John Hulsizer, Jr. 8,428 16 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Hancock Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Tom Hancock 17,129 Republican Party (United States) Dave McLaughlin 13,660 18 Republican Party (United States) Mary Lundby 2 Democratic Party (United States) Swati A. Dandekar 20,667 Republican Party (United States) Joe Childers 17,367 20 Republican Party (United States) John Putney 2 Republican Party (United States) Tim L. Kapucian 15,527 Democratic Party (United States) Randy L. Braden 13,916 22 Republican Party (United States) Larry McKibben 2 Democratic Party (United States) Steve Sodders 14,837 Republican Party (United States) Jarret P. Heil 11,846 24 Republican Party (United States) Jerry Behn Won re-election. 2 Republican Party (United States) Jerry Behn 22,970 Democratic Party (United States) Albert Sorensen 16,233 26 Republican Party (United States) Steve Kettering Won re-election. 1 Republican Party (United States) Steve Kettering 22,853 28 Republican Party (United States) James A. Seymour Won re-election. 1 Republican Party (United States) James A. Seymour 17,188 30 Republican Party (United States) Pat Ward Won re-election. 1 Republican Party (United States) Pat Ward 21,842 32 Republican Party (United States) Brad Zaun Won re-election. 1 Republican Party (United States) Brad Zaun 23,190 34 Democratic Party (United States) Dick L. Dearden Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Dick L. Dearden 17,705 Republican Party (United States) Scott Strosahl 9,617 36 Republican Party (United States) Paul McKinley Won re-election. 2 Republican Party (United States) Paul McKinley 18,236 Democratic Party (United States) Deb Ballalatak 10,579 38 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Rielly Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas J. Rielly 16,332 Republican Party (United States) Michael C. Hadley 12,393 40 Republican Party (United States) James F. Hahn Won re-election. 2 Republican Party (United States) James F. Hahn 14,134 Democratic Party (United States) Sharon Savage 12,939 42 Democratic Party (United States) Frank B. Wood Lost re-election. 2 Republican Party (United States) Shawn Hamerlinck 16,447 Democratic Party (United States) Frank B. Wood 16,063 44 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas G. Courtney Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas G. Courtney 15,601 Republican Party (United States) David Kerr 10,536 46 Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Fraise Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Fraise 14,668 Republican Party (United States) Doug P. Abolt 11,088 48 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Angelo 3 Republican Party (United States) Kim Reynolds 14,274 Democratic Party (United States) Ruth Smith 11,653 Independent (politician) Rodney Schmidt 1,021 50 Democratic Party (United States) Michael E. Gronstal Won re-election. 2 Democratic Party (United States) Michael E. Gronstal 13,375 Republican Party (United States) Mark A. Brandenburg 9,740 See also United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2008 Iowa Senate Iowa House of Representatives Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 Iowa General Assembly Political party strength in U.S. states References Senate 2008 Senate Iowa Senate